Kick Ash BBQ WI
Rating
1545
peak 1545 · rated over 7 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2026-07-18
Best ToY finish
#90
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
339.49
last 5 Backyard vs avg 339.49 (+0.00)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±19.51
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.26 · weakest Brisket (149.42)
Road miles
1772
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 782 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$78K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
612.13 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
339.49 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Big Bear BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1316 points of the Grand Championship at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2026-06-12).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 25% across 3 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) (2026-07-18) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at Smokin in the Valley (2026-04-03).
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Daddys BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.0628 | 166.26 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 150.7656 | 165.69 | top 39% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3484 | 146.7884 | 151.07 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1544 | 145.6800 | 149.42 | top 86% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
| IA | 2 | 1 | top 9% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 1 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 9% | 2026-07-18 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (4 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) (2026-07-18)
- Wins it all in 13% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 612.13 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 339.49 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-06-14 — First tracked contest · Poosa-Q
- ⭐ 2021-10-22 — Career-best overall score (631.8860) · Best of the Midwest BBQ
- 📣 2022-05-14 — First call · BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 🏆 2026-07-18 — First Grand Championship · Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)
- 🔥 2026-07-18 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)
- 📈 2026-07-18 — Peak power rating (1545) · Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2026-06-12 |
| +18.3 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2026-07-18 |
| +17.1 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2026-06-13 |
| +15.4 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 2026-07-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2021-10-22 |
| -9.3 | Smokin in the Valley | 2026-04-03 |
| -6.6 | Poosa-Q | 2019-06-14 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 80% | top 26% | 98.3% | 94% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 1 / 28 (353.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 4 / 27 (347.9656) | 5 (174.2628) | 6 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 4 / 37 (343.9428) | 3 (173.1200) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 2 / 40 (350.8456) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (173.1428) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley 🏅 Linn Valley, KS | 29 / 31 (592.3656) | 30 (149.0628) | 26 (150.8344) | 29 (146.7884) | 28 (145.6800) |
| 2022-05-14 | BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oconomowoc, WI | — | — | 2 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 37 / 44 (631.8860) | 34 (159.4060) | 23 (163.9772) | 41 (155.3484) | 36 (153.1544) |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 29 / 48 (301.0168) | 30 (150.2512) | 29 (150.7656) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #90 (480 pts) | #97 (455 pts) | #132 (315 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #800 (235 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1269 (70 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |